Luxury goods maker Hermes said Wednesday it booked record sales in 2016, thanks to strong demand in all regions, and Japan in particular.

Hermes' revenues rose by 7.5 percent to 5.2 billion euros ($6.0 billion) last year, the first time the group has passed the five-billion-euro mark.

"Once again, we outperformed the sector, we broke through the five-billion mark and growth was healthy, because it was essentially organic growth," boasted chief executive Axel Dumas in a conference call.

The leather goods and saddlery division reported a 14-percent increase in sales to 2.6 billion euros.